Bactrocera trilineola

Host plants

Polyphagous fruit pest. The following records all require confirmation according to White and Elson-Harris (1992):

Family	Genus
Anacardiaceae	Mangifera
Caricaceae	Carica
Lauraceae	Persea
Moraceae	Artocarpus
Musaceae	Musa
Myrtaceae	Psidium, Syzygium
Rutaceae	Citrus

Biogeographic region and distribution

Australasian

Vanuatu (Efate, Malekula, Espiritu Santo).

Adult taxonomy

Bactrocera (Bactrocera) trilineola Drew

Bactrocera trilineola Drew 1989: 78.—n. n. triseriatus Drew 1971.

Bactrocera distotriseriata Hardy 1989: 504.—n. n. triseriatus Drew 1971.

Dacus triseriatus Drew 1971: 90.—Vanuatu. Efate I.: Vila. HT ♂ QMBA. Preocc. Curran 1927.

References

Vargas, R. I., J. C. Piñero, and L. Leblanc. 2015. An overview of pest species of Bactrocera fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) and the integration of biopesticides with other biological approaches for their management with a focus on the Pacific Region. Insects 6(2): 297-318.

White, I. M., and M. M. Elson-Harris. 1992. Fruit flies of economic significance: their identification and bionomics. CAB International; Wallingford, UK. 601 p.